Davis v. Smith
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass qn the Case under statute.'
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
This action is brought under the provisions of Gen. Laws cap. 233, § 14, which provides that: “Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of another, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then, and in every such case, the person who, or the corporation which, would have been liable if death had not ensued, shall be liable to an action for damages,” etc.
The plaintiff is the-father and the sole beneficiary of George L.…
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